Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	87R8519 EAS-D
2	2	By: Menéndez S.B. No. 2074
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the establishment of the Mental Illness and
8	8	Intellectual or Developmental Disability Advisory Council.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, is
11	11	amended by adding Chapter 535 to read as follows:
12	12	CHAPTER 535. MENTAL ILLNESS AND INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL
13	13	DISABILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
14	14	Sec. 535.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "advisory
15	15	council" means the Mental Illness and Intellectual or Developmental
16	16	Disability Advisory Council established under this chapter.
17	17	Sec. 535.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCIL. The
18	18	Mental Illness and Intellectual or Developmental Disability
19	19	Advisory Council is established to advise the commission and the
20	20	legislature on best practices in providing care to individuals with
21	21	co-occurring mental illness and intellectual or developmental
22	22	disabilities.
23	23	Sec. 535.003. APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS. The
24	24	advisory council is composed of the following members:
25	25	(1) one member appointed by the commissioner of
26	26	education;
27	27	(2) one member appointed by the executive director of
28	28	the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;
29	29	(3) one member of the Governor's Committee on People
30	30	with Disabilities appointed by the governor;
31	31	(4) any other individual considered necessary by the
32	32	governor, appointed by the governor; and
33	33	(5) the following members appointed by the executive
34	34	commissioner:
35	35	(A) one member representing an advocacy
36	36	organization in this state supporting individuals with
37	37	intellectual or developmental disabilities;
38	38	(B) one member representing an advocacy
39	39	organization in this state supporting individuals experiencing
40	40	mental illness;
41	41	(C) one member representing an advocacy
42	42	organization in this state supporting individuals involved in the
43	43	criminal justice system;
44	44	(D) one member representing a local mental health
45	45	authority;
46	46	(E) one member representing a local intellectual
47	47	and developmental disability authority;
48	48	(F) one parent or family member of a person with
49	49	co-occurring mental illness and intellectual or developmental
50	50	disabilities;
51	51	(G) one member who is a person with an
52	52	intellectual or developmental disability who has personally
53	53	experienced mental illness;
54	54	(H) one member who is a licensed health care
55	55	provider with experience treating individuals with co-occurring
56	56	mental illness and intellectual or developmental disabilities;
57	57	(I) one member who is a licensed social worker,
58	58	as defined by Section 505.002, Occupations Code;
59	59	(J) one member who is a teacher certified in
60	60	special education under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code;
61	61	(K) one member who is a representative of a
62	62	public institution of higher education in this state that is a
63	63	member of one of the University Centers for Excellence in
64	64	Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service; and
65	65	(L) one member who has experience researching the
66	66	mental health needs of individuals with an intellectual or
67	67	developmental disability.
68	68	Sec. 535.004. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) The advisory council
69	69	shall select a presiding officer from among the advisory council
70	70	members.
71	71	(b) Members of the advisory council shall serve two-year
72	72	terms.
73	73	(c) A vacancy on the advisory council shall be filled in the
74	74	same manner as the original appointment.
75	75	(d) A member appointed to fill a vacancy holds the office
76	76	for the unexpired portion of the term.
77	77	(e) Each member may be reappointed to serve on the advisory
78	78	council by the appropriate appointing authority as provided by
79	79	Section 535.003.
80	80	Sec. 535.005. MEETINGS; QUORUM. (a) The advisory council
81	81	shall meet at times and locations as determined by the presiding
82	82	officer or by a majority of the members of the advisory council.
83	83	(b) A majority of the members of the advisory council
84	84	constitute a quorum.
85	85	Sec. 535.006. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The commission shall
86	86	provide administrative support to the advisory council.
87	87	Sec. 535.007. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than December 1 of
88	88	each year, the advisory council shall prepare and submit to the
89	89	governor, lieutenant governor, legislature, commission, and other
90	90	relevant state agencies or stakeholders a written report that
91	91	includes recommendations on ensuring that comprehensive and
92	92	integrated mental health and intellectual or developmental
93	93	disability services in this state are available and provided using
94	94	a person-centered approach in institutional, public, and private
95	95	settings.
96	96	SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
97	97	of this Act, the governor, the commissioner of education, the
98	98	executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission,
99	99	and the executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal
100	100	Justice shall appoint members to the Mental Illness and
101	101	Intellectual or Developmental Disability Advisory Council, as
102	102	required by Chapter 535, Health and Safety Code, as added by this
103	103	Act.
104	104	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.